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Mood
Thought Process
Medications
Healthy Lifestyle
Substance Abuse
100
A type of mood in which a person experiences poor sleep, loss of interest, guilt, low energy, poor focus and concentration, changes in appetite, psychomotor retardation and suicidal thoughts
What is depression?
100
This is a perception in the absence of external stimulus. It may come in various forms such as:auditory (hearing voices), visual(seeing stuff), olfactory (smell), tactile (touch) etc.
What is a hallucination?
100
A very common side-effect of most psychotropics with sx 1.Hot as a hare: increased body temperature ◾Blind as a bat: mydriasis (dilated pupils) ◾Dry as a bone: dry mouth, dry eyes, decreased sweat ◾Red as a beet: flushed face ◾Mad as a hatter: delirium
What is anti-cholinergic side-effect?
100
A bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It helps boost mood and is linked with higher levels of self-esteem.
What is physical exercise?
100
This was declared an illness by the AMA in 1956. This disease is characterized by symptoms including an impaired control over alcohol, compulsive thoughts about alcohol, and distorted thinking.[2] This can lead indirectly physical dependence, and diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver and depression.
What is alcoholism?
200
It is a depressed mood that occurs for most of the day, for more days than not, for at least 2 years (at least 1 year for children and adolescents). There are symptom-free intervals last no longer than 2 months. Individuals usually are quoted saying "I've always been this way."
What is dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder)?
200
A situation in which people are uncertain about what to do or are unable to understand something clearly.
What is confusion?
200
A category of medications that reduce symptoms of low mood, poor appetite, sleep problems, low energy and difficulty concentrating. It can also be effective in treating anxiety disorders.
What are anti-depressants?
200
This is very important in maintaining good health. Most people have been told they should drink 6 to 8 8-ounce glasses of water each day, which is a reasonable goal. Water is the best option but other drinks and foods can help you stay hydrated. Just watch for some may add extra calories from sugar to your diet.
What is proper hydration?
200
This occurs when subutex or buprenorphine for opiate and heroine detox is given too early that the opioid physically dependent patient will feel the rapid loss of the opioid effect. Instead of relief, pts report feeling sick, may cause pt's to seek opioids or other meds to relieve withdrawal and thus lead to early treatment drop-out.
What is precipitated withdrawal?
300
A state in which a person in not exactly manic but is exhibiting irritability, argumentativeness, agitation, decreased need for sleep and excessive talking.
What is hypomania?
300
A serious thought process that causes an individual to falsely believe that other people are trying to harm him/her. It can also be an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
What is paranoia?
300
A medication category that can reduce anxiety, feeling over-stimulated and difficulty sleeping.
What are anti-anxiety and sedative medications?
300
It is the adherence to taking medications as prescribed. Taking medications on a regular basis reduce the risk of crisis episodes.
What is medication compliance?
300
The US is in the midst of this overdose epidemic. Every day, 44 people in the U.S. die from overdose of these medications, and many more become addicted. However, there had been no change in efficacy or amount of pain. Overprescribing lead to more abuse and overdose deaths.
What is prescription drug abuse epidemic?
400
A severe form of Bipolar disorder occurs when a person has four or more episodes of major depression, mania, hypomania, or mixed states, all within a year. It seems to be more common in people who have their first bipolar episode at a younger age.
What is rapid-cycling?
400
A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function, sometimes associated with hallucinations and hyperactivity, during which the patient is inaccessible to normal contact. It can be due to a number of conditions, including infection, drug toxicity or withdrawal, seizures, brain tumor, poisoning, head injury, and metabolic disturbances
What is delirium?
400
A medication category that can help reduce the symptoms of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions and disorganized speech or behavior.
What are antipsychotics?
400
It means choosing a wide variety of foods and drinks from all the food groups. It also means eating certain things in moderation, namely saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, refined sugar, salt and alcohol. The goal is to take in nutrients you need for health at the recommended levels.
What is a balance diet?
400
It is not your latest dance move. But it is cocaine-induced choreoathetoid movements usually accompanied by Usually accompanied by crying, shaking, vomiting, and screaming.
What is a "crack-dance"?
500
A state in which a person is exhibiting grandiosity, euphoria, hostility, extreme goal-directed behavior and engagement in risk-taking activities.
What is mania?
500
Also called a fixed false belief, it is a belief that is clearly false and that indicates an abnormality in the affected person's content of thought.
What is a delusion?
500
A very old mood stabilizer and one of the most widely used and studied medications for treating bipolar disorder. It helps reduce the severity and frequency of mania. It is a form of salt and requires a therapeutic blood level.
What is Lithium?
500
It is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. It can include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements
What is a hobby?
500
A support group with primary purpose is to help alcoholics "to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety". With other early members Bill Wilson and Bob Smith developed AA's Twelve Step program of spiritual and character development.
What is Alcoholic's Anonymous?